My Dear Friend: Your letter of invitation has been received,
and I am much obliged for it. It is my utmost desire to be present at such a
gathering, for I am thoroughly confident that beneficial results shall surely
follow these meetings, and that they will become the means of establishing
friendship and love among the world's different races. Thus the basis of enmity
may be destroyed and the tent of unity of the world of humanity be raised
throughout all regions.
I regret much that circumstances may prevent me from
attending, but I will endeavour as much as lies in my power to attend. Failing
to do so, pray excuse me.
With a sincere heart I supplicate at the Divine Threshold
that this congress may be successful in founding a noble institution which
shall be permanent and everlasting; that it may ignite a candle from which a
heavenly light shall beam, and plant a tree whose fruit may be friendship, love
and unity between all the children of men, so that conflict and warfare may be
abolished, and patriotic, racial, religious and political prejudices become
unknown. Peace should replace strife, enmity be superseded by love,
estrangement annihilated, and unity established. Then what has been spoken of
in the heavenly books will become well rotted in the hearts of all, and the
glad-tidings of the sacred writings be fulfilled. In conclusion I offer my
utmost appreciation and respect to such a blessed congress.
(Signed) Abbas
